The British Museum in London holds one of the largest collections of Egyptian material anywhere outside Cairo, and you meet it on two floors. The monumental stone sits downstairs in the long …
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The British Museum in a Few Hours: The Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon Marbles, and the Frog Worth Coming Back For
by Bubblyby Bubbly 15 min readI have now been to the British Museum in London twice, in 2019 and again on a cold afternoon last November, and I still have not seen all of it. That is …
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Harrods at Christmas: Edwardian Tile Halls, Luxury Floors, and the Truth About Visiting in December
by Bubblyby Bubbly 20 min readHarrods in December is a different kind of crowded. Not the steady busy of a Saturday afternoon at a busy department store, where people are moving through with purpose. This is slow …
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Sea Containers London: Tom Dixon, a Brutalist Riverside Building, and Two Stays on the South Bank
by Bubblyby Bubbly 16 min readI have stayed at Sea Containers London twice. Once in 2019, when it was still in its first design era. Again this past December, just before Christmas. Both stays were in a …
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The Grand by Concerto on the Strand: Cakes, Coffee, and Why I’m Not Sold on Dubai Chocolate
by Bubblyby Bubbly 14 min readI had not planned to stop here. After Trafalgar Square, the plan was to find a cab back to the hotel and call it a day. Then I crossed the Strand, looked …
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Trafalgar Square in December: Nelson, the Lions, and a Christmas Tree from Norway
by Bubblyby Bubbly 18 min readTrafalgar Square in December is a different place than Trafalgar Square in July. The Christmas tree is lit. The carol singers are gathered around its base. The lions at the foot of …